Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

Irene was so furious with Julian that she almost lost her temper. "Is that how you talk to people? We flew for over a dozen hours just to celebrate with you, and this is how you treat us? You ungrateful little wolf cub!"

Nick, on the other hand, felt a pang of guilt. His relationship with Irene had never started on normal terms, and her words struck a chord in him.

Grabbing Irene's hand, he said, "Irene, how about I start courting you all over again? Let's fall in love properly this time."

Irene shot him a sidelong glance, her expression dripping with disdain. "Get lost."

Their banter had long ceased to surprise those around them. Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Denis, who had always been a man of few words, now seemed to speak more-but only to Daria.

Denis paid no attention to what anyone else was discussing. His entire focus was on Daria.

For instance, when everyone was talking about Julian and Aurora, Denis leaned toward Daria, his tone gentle. "That's too spicy. If you eat it, your stomach will hurt."

Daria tugged at his sleeve and pleaded, "Can I just have one bite? Just a tiny piece." She held up her pinky finger for emphasis.

Ever since they were kids, Denis had never been able to resist Daria's pouting. This time was no exception. "Alright... but just one piece."

"You're the best." Daria clung to Denis's arm, snuggling against him affectionately.

From the side, Asher muttered sarcastically, "Ugh, the sour smell of love."

Once upon a time, Asher had Denis as his fellow single comrade. But ever since Denis reunited with Daria, he had fully transitioned from a lone wolf to a devoted lover.

Before Daria came back, Asher would regularly invite Denis out for drinks. Now, every invitation was met with some variation of the same excuse:

No way. Daria doesn't like the smell of

midnight? Impossible. Daria would be scared

to the Maldives tomorrow? Sorry,

dishes. We'll celebrate at

course, Asher understood why. Denis-and Julian as well-had both gone through so much to find true love. Now that they had it, they were desperate to protect it, shielding it

he was now the last single person

your company likes you so much. Why

with Asher, still felt a sense of camaraderie with him. With his

would you accept some

love my Daria." Denis wrapped an arm around Daria protectively,

once-cold and stoic Denis had become

to defuse the situation. "Alright, alright. Don't worry about me and Little

free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Irene, however, turned serious. "Speaking of which,

he might deliberately make

him?" Julian replied calmly. "I've already made arrangements. Let's just say someone will

"Really?"

Julian

family's garden villa was bustling with guests that

heir, while others were eager to forge

another name. Most of the attendees had no idea what

at the villa. On the surface, he was there

were far easier to manipulate than men. Opposites attract-it was an age-old

the Barnet heir. Clearly, she didn't understand men at all. No man would care about something so trivial. When she presented it, the recipient likely wouldn't

began searching the crowd for his prey. He didn't see her inside the main hall, so he wandered out to the